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Animated Stroke Order 遭

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How to write 遭 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 遭

遭 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Semi-Enclosed

遭

曹fish trap, official

遭=辶movement+曹fish trap, official

Movement (辶) encountering a fish trap (曹) — to meet with or encounter something, often by chance.

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4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 遭

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5.

How to Use 遭

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 遭 works in context.

Encountering Misfortune (遭 as a verb stem)

The character 遭 combines with another character to indicate suffering or experiencing something unpleasant.

遭受 • zāo shòu • suffer; be subjected to; sustain • HSK 6

HSK 6

zāo遭

shòu受

suffer; be subjected to; sustain

遭殃 • zāo yāng • suffer (disaster) • HSK 6

HSK 6

zāo遭

yāng殃

suffer (disaster)

遭遇 • zāo yù • meet with; encounter; run up against • HSK 6

HSK 6

zāo遭

yù遇

meet with; encounter; run up against

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 遭 is used in context

tā他

zài在

lǚ旅

tú途

zhōng中

zāo遭

yù遇

le了

bào暴

fēng风

yǔ雨

。

He encountered a storm during his journey.

wú无

gū辜

de的

píng平

mín民

zài在

zhàn战

zhēng争

zhōng中

zhè这

zuò座

chéng城

shì市

zāo遭

shòu受

le了

yán严

zhòng

Information

Pinyinzāo

Meaningto meet with

Strokes14

Radical辶

Traditional遭

StructureSemi-Enclosed

Frequency#1907

Zhuyinㄗㄠ

UnicodeU+906D

CangjieYRHHI

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zāo遭

yāng殃

。

Innocent civilians suffer in war.

重

de的

dì地

zhèn震

。

This city suffered a severe earthquake.

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